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Cyclists -anyone training for enduros/centuries?
Looking for other long distance cyclists to swap training and nutrition tips with, and general bike geekery. I am training for 2 centuries this year - the bike leg of the Outlaw Tri in Nottingham (112 miles) as part of a relay team in July, then London 100 in August. This is my first year road racing, having been a…
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Grains?
I was struggling with my workouts on paleo, but when I swapped to having more carbs in the day, I found my evening workouts went heaps better, had a ton more energy, no heartburn, and didn't get the bonk half way through. I do endurance cycling, mountain biking, that sort of thing, so when training heavily I do burn a lot…
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Hurrah! My doctor gets it
I have a new GP, and went to see her this morning for a medication review. She asked me about my diet. I didn't say that I did Paleo (tends to put people off if you give it a label) but I told her that I had removed grains, alcohol, dairy and processed food, and no refined sugar, and she said "oh, well that all sounds very…
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Why the controversy!
Struggling to understand why Primal/Paleo provokes such controversy, even anger for some people. Some of the comments I've had about doing Whole30 as a starter for ten: "That's too restrictive, it's bad for you not to eat grains, your body needs them" "That's basically an eating disorder, you don't eat anything with any…
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Increasing energy
Primal is working well for me weight loss wise, and also as part of a management strategy for Crohns disease, few symptoms if I follow Primal strictly. I've got to the goal weight I set myself (140lb) and now want to go about maintaining, and increasing my energy after a recent bout of illness. Any diet ideas, or…
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Going over on fat and not enough protein
I've got my macros set to 35% fat, 35% protein and 30% carb. But I keep going over on the fat, and am under on protein. If I eat a bit more fruit I can get to my carbs pretty much. I have ordered some whey protein isolate from Kinetica, I had to get it online as when I went to the health food store I couldn't find any that…
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Too much vitamin A?
I've found that since starting primal, my vitamin A levels are always way over. I don't worry about too much vitamin C, and I no longer take a multivitamin every day, because I am getting so many more nutrients from my diet. But still it seems that I am eating well over the recommended vitamin A. Is this a problem? Does…
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New to this!
I'm pretty new at this and going through the "primalizing" process! I have Crohns and coeliac. I am grain and legume free, and much better for it - I am now gradually embracing the lifestyle, and am even off to try Crossfit on Saturday morning! This way of living just kinda makes sense. Whilst I know I might have the odd…
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Feeling liberated
Throughout this process, I've changed my mentality a lot, and I guess I wanted to share where that journey got me to. First started MFP - desperate to lose weight. I'd already lost some, just because I started my gluten free diet, and probably made healthier choices. Tried 1200 calories as MFP suggested. Left me feeling…
